Oxysterol-binding Protein-related Protein 4L Promotes Cell Proliferation by Sustaining Intracellular Ca2+ Homeostasis in Cervical Carcinoma Cell Lines

Overview

Journal Oncotarget

Specialty Oncology

Date 2016 Sep 3

PMID 27588468

Citations 11

Authors

Ji-Wei Li

Yan-Lin Xiao

Chao-Feng Lai

Ning Lou

Hong-Ling Ma

Bi-Ying Zhu

Wen-Bin Zhong

Dao-Guang Yan

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Abstract

Oxsterol binding protein-related protein 4 (ORP4) is essential for cell proliferation, but the underlying mechanism is unclear. ORP4 is expressed as three variants, ORP4L, ORP4M and ORP4S. Here, we reported that silencing of ORP4L with specific small interfering RNA (siRNA) inhibited the proliferation of human cervical cancer cell lines C33A, HeLa and CaSki, the reverse effect being observed in ORP4L overexpressing cells. For molecular insight, we found that ORP4L maintained intracellular Ca2+ homeostasis. Through this mechanism, ORP4L activated nuclear factor of activated T cells (NFAT) activity and thus promoted expression of a gene cluster which supported cell proliferation. Of note, ORP4L sustained inositol-1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor 1 (IP3R1) expression at both mRNA and protein levels via Ca2+-dependent NFAT3 activation, which offered a mechanic explanation for the role of ORP4L intracellular Ca2+ homeostasis. Furthermore, ORP4L knockdown markedly inhibited tumor growth in a C33A cell xenograft mouse model. To conclude, our results reveal that ORP4L promotes cell proliferation through maintaining intracellular Ca2+ homeostasis.

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